Famous people and celebrities born on May 5

Welcome to our celebration of remarkable individuals born on May 5! On this day, we recognize the birth of various influential celebrities who have left their mark on the world. From acclaimed actors and musicians to groundbreaking athletes and leaders, explore the lives and achievements of those who share this special birthday. Join us in honoring these stars and discovering the impact they've made across diverse fields.

• 1818 Karl Marx

  German-jewish communist, philosopher, who created the theory of socialism. he presented "the communist manifesto" 1847 and "das capital," (1848) along with engels. marx, a dialectic materialist and founder of the social democratic labor party, in 1869. he studied law in his youth and was a newspaper editor.

• 1899 Freeman Gosden

  American screenwriter and actor (d. 1982).

• 1906 Ursula Jeans

  Simla, india -- actress ("i lived with you, over the moon")

• 1914 Tyrone Power

  American actor of third generation. he had it all: talent, looks, charm, drama, romance, and was a star for over 22 years. at seven years old, he made his stage debut and was a passionate performer. he was already a mature-looking and handsome 16-year-old when he met his irish actor father, who had left ty as a child. his father …

• 1915 Alice Faye

  American actress and singer (d. 1998)

• 1920 Andrée Debar

  French actress and producer, who was a french actress, died in issy-les-moulineaux (hauts-de-seine), france, 24 january 1999.

• 1923 Giustino Durano

  He is an italian movie actor best known for his role as eliseo orefice, in 1997's "life is beautiful." he was nominated for the screen actors guild award of outstanding performance by a cast for his role.

• 1925 Monica Lewis

  Actress (box office)

• 1927 Pat Carroll

  American actress and comedian (b. 1927)

• 1940 Lance Henriksen

  Lance henriksen is an american actor known for his roles in popular films such as 'aliens' and 'the terminator'.

• 1940 Michael Lindsay-Hogg

  American producer and director

• 1942 Amy Hill

  Actress (grandma–seinfeld, pauly side)

• 1943 Michael Palin

  British actor, comedian, and writer. he was a teenager anchorman for popular teenage programs. he met terry jones at oxford while he was writing comedy improv and acting. they quickly discovered that they were good friends and enjoyed writing skits and gags together, so they began to work together. they created and performed a comedy history series called "the complete …

• 1944 John Rhys-Davies

  John rhys-davies is a welsh actor known for his roles as gimli in the lord of the rings and sallah in the indiana jones films.

• 1944 Roger Rees

  Welsh-american actor and director (d. 2015)

• 1948 Bill Ward

  English singer and songwriter (black sabbath, mythology).

• 1955 Elisa Servier

  Elisa servier is a french actress known for her roles in french cinema and television.

• 1957 Lisa Eilbacher

  Dharan, saudi arabia -- actress. (beverly hills cop).

• 1962 Nicolas Vanier

  French adventurer, writer and moviemaker. his first film, "the last trapper", was his debut. he remade the tv series "belle and sebastian", which was originally created by ca(c).cile aubry, for cinema in 2013.

• 1970 Will Arnett

  Will arnett is a canadian-american actor and comedian known for his roles in arrested development and bojack horseman.

• 1972 Darrin Henson

  Darrin Henson is a talented actor known for his roles in various films and TV shows.

• 1977 Virginie Efira

  Belgian actress, tv presenter and producer, born to andra (c) efira professor of medicine. in 1998, she began her career with belgian tv club rtl. she also worked as an actor in "garfield" (2004). she is best known in france for her tv program "nouvelle star", which showcases new singing talent.

• 1978 Santiago Cabrera

  Santiago Cabrera is an actor known for his roles in TV series such as 'Heroes' and 'Salvation'.

• 1979 Vincent Kartheiser

  Vincent kartheiser is an american actor known for his role as pete campbell in the television series mad men.

• 1981 Craig David

  Craig david is a british pop singer known for hits like '7 days' and 'fill me in'.

• 1981 Danielle Fishel

  Danielle fishel is an american actress best known for her role as topanga lawrence on the tv show boy meets world.

• 1983 Henry Cavill

  British actor, who began his acting career as albert mondego in 2002's film adaptation of the count of monte cristo. later, he would play minor roles and support roles on television shows like bbc's midsomer murders, the tudors, and bbc's the inspector lynley mysteries. he then transitioned to mainstream hollywood films like tristan & isolde and stardust.

• 1985 Clark Duke

  American actor known for his roles in 'Hot Tub Time Machine' and 'The Office.'

• 1988 Brooke Hogan

  American television personality and singer

• 1989 Chris Brown

  American actor, singer, and dancer. he was born in tappahannock in virginia. at a young age, he learned to dance and sing. brown's self-titled debut album was released in 2004 after he signed with jive records. it reached number 2 on the us billboard 200, and was later certified double platinum (riaa). his first single, "run it!" he is atop …